“You must be our new neighbors!” Mrs. Lowell gushes and waves across the picket fence. I clutch my daughter’s hand and smile back: but the second Mrs. Lowell sees my husband a strange expression crosses her face. In that moment I make a promise. We finally have a family home. My past is far, far behind us. And I’ll do anything to keep it that way…
I used to clean other people’s houses—now, I can’t believe this home is actually mine. The charming kitchen, the quiet cul-de-sac, the huge yard where my kids can play. My husband and I saved for years to give our children the life they deserve.
Even though I’m wary of our new neighbor Mrs. Lowell, when she invites us over for dinner it’s our chance to make friends. Her maid opens the door wearing a white apron, her hair in a tight bun. I know exactly what it’s like to be in her shoes.
But her cold stare gives me chills…
The Lowells’ maid isn’t the only strange thing on our street. I’m sure I see a shadowy figure watching us. My husband leaves the house late at night. And when I meet a woman who lives across the way, her words chill me to the bone: Be careful of your neighbors.
Did I make a terrible mistake moving my family here?
I thought I’d left my darkest secrets behind. But could this quiet suburban street be the most dangerous place of all?
Book Info: Print length: 402 pages. Publisher: Bookouture. Publication Date: 11 June 2024
My Thoughts:
YAY, Millie is back and if you haven’t met Millie yet STOP reading this and go buy the first 2 books in this fabulously fun series and just to be extra helpful the first book is The Housemaid and the 2nd book is The Housemaid’s Secret. All available to buy and currently FREE on Kindle Unlimited too.
So, back to the 3rd book in the series and we meet up again with Millie 10 years after book 2 finished. Happily married to Enzo with 2 children, Millie finally has everything she has ever dreamed of, especially as they’ve just bought the house of their dreams in a lovely little neighbourhood and look forward to new beginnings.
However, Freida McFadden has written this book and therefore it’s pretty much guaranteed that this is not a “happily ever after rom/com”, because the neighbours on both sides of their dream home are odd. One side won’t talk to them and keeps her son on a leash (!!) and the other side seem to want to seduce Millie’s husband and break up their marriage, plus there’s the added discovery of a missing child.
Thoroughly entertaining, fast paced and fun, The Housemaid is Watching is definitely worth reading and guaranteed to keep you guessing throughout.
